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    "id": 1037173,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Executive and other governmental agencies. We need to celebrate this Sessions because it has been one of the most productive sessions. Various Committees have also managed to do a lot. I have seen the good work that has been done by the on County Public Account Investments Committee (CPAIC) which has oversighted the Governors well. On that note, I would like to mention that I attended the annual ICPAK conference, the body that controls accounts and met the vice chairperson of ICPAK. He told me that due to the work that has been done by the CPAIC of the Senate, fewer counties are now receiving adverse and disclaimer opinions of the Auditor-General. A vast majority of the counties are now in the second category of what we call an opinion that is qualified. Going forward and based on the work of this Committee and this House, we will have more counties receiving unqualified opinions of the auditors. In the last financial year, only Nyandarua and Makueni counties received unqualified opinions. I am sure that the Senators can see a correlation between the work of the Senate and more counties doing a better job in terms of the auditing process. Mr. Temporary Speaker, several legislations have been tabled before this House and processed in this Session. I hope that we will continue with the same spirit in the next session. I would like to highlight the fact that for the first time, the Senate successfully impeached a Governor. I remember we had almost eight previous attempts to impeach Governors, all of which were not fruitful. I remember the case of Embu County in the last Parliament where the case went to court, was litigate and the Gov. Wambora was reinstated back to his position. Other attempts that were brought before this House were concluded in favour of the Governors but for the first time, this House processed and impeached a Governor and decision has not been vacated by a court of law. We have to celebrate the fact that for the first time, the Senate has been able to successfully execute that mandate."
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